Indian Modern Art-I (Theory)

Paper Code: 
VAS 701
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  1. Analyze the art works Indian Modern artists.
  2. Understand a range of artistic techniques such as use of color, composition and medium.
  3. Learn how to do visual analysis.
  4. Study timeline to understand the historical development of Indian art.

 

 

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

 

 

 Course Outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

 

Paper Code

 

Paper Title

VAS 701

Indian Modern Art-I

 (Theory)

 

 

The students will be able to-

 

CO 130: Understand various Schools and artists of Indian art.

 

CO 131: Articulate the evolution of new mediums in modern artworks.

 

CO 132: Identify the idea of modernism in Indian context.

 

CO 133: To understand the significance of cultural context in informing the interpretation of art works.

 

CO 134:  knowledge of artist contribution and work styles from modern to contemporary Indian art.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration.

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Class test, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular submission.

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Contribution, aim and approach of various Schools of Art and artists: Development in Calcutta, Madras, Lahore, Lucknow

6.00
Unit II: 

Company School (Patna School), Kalighat
Artists with individual styles: Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Shergil, Jamini Roy

6.00
Unit III: 

Bengal School: Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose
Indigenous artists: Rabindranath Tagore, BinodeBehari Mukherjee, RamkinkarBaij

6.00
Unit IV: 

Delhi Shilpi Chakra: B.C. Sanyal, Kanwal Krishna, DhanrajBhagat, PranNathMago, SatishGujral, Ram Kumar, Shailoz Mukherjee

6.00
Unit V: 

Calcutta Group: NirodeMazumdar, RathinMaitra, GopalGhosh, Pradosh Das Gupta, Paritosh Sen

References: 
  1. The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1922-1947 : ParthaMitter
  2. Contemporary Art in India, A Perspective : PranNathMago
  3. The Art of India : Kramrisch,Stella
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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